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Wednesday, April 19, 1995 v WSU women's tennis player Sarah Hewing brushes water off one of the John Edman Tennis Courts in preparation for the Wildcat Invitational Friday. The court, nicknamed "Lake Erie," was, fortunately, able to be used at the event. WSU officials are discussing the possibility of placing a "bubble" over four of the courts to eliminate similar troubles. Bubble babbl By Jared Page Signpost managing editor The possibility of placing -a "bubble" over the existing tennis courts at Weber State University is. . . well, on the bubble. Sparked by the fundraising efforts of WSU men's and women's tennis coach Keith Cox, the university is taking a "good look" at placing a bubble over four of the John Edman Varsity Courts. "We are in 'talking stages' on the tennis bubble," WSU Vice President of Administrative Services Allen Simkins said, "but it's real preliminary. We plan to do some studies that would provide us with enough information to evaluate that." International Students Senator: Give us what we're paying for By David Hill Signpost campus affairs editor It's supposedly a simple transaction: students pay a foe tor an expected service. 1 lowever, 350 international students at Weber State University are wondering what they get for the $10 foreign student fee they pay each quarter. Since last summer, International Students Senator Carla N. Baur, with the support of members from the international student council on campus, has been trying to find out what the university has done with the fees that thousands of international students have paid since 1LS2. "I wanted to know w hat international students were getting for n I . 1 The proposed bubble, which is an air-inflated structure, would cover the four eastern-most courts two on the north side and two on the south side. Cox said new bubbles normally cost about $75,000 per court, but the university could purchase a used or "reconditioned" bubble covering all four courts for about $150,000. Simkins said a committee is set to evaluate the feasibility of the bubble as early as this summer. "It's not something that we're contemplating doing right now, but we are going to have a study done to see what it would cost and also see if there's an opportunity to have it pay for itself," he said. After receiving permission from the university, Cox began this extra $10 each quarter that other students don't have to pay," Baur said. She said she found out from M a r i e K o 1 1 e r, t h e v i ce p r e s i d e n t o f studentservices, that in August of 1981 the $10 fee was created to pay for 'a cultural coordinator hired for the international student center and a person was hired for that position. Baursaid the person left in 1L82 because of medical reasons and the center did not hire someone to fill the position. According to international student policy, the responsibilities of the cultural coordinator is "to assist in the placement and advisement of international students and the development ol cultural exchanges between the students and CO lr 9 ! r s ' i"" "i V V - e popping up seeking funds for the project. In just three months' time, Cox said he received $50,000 worth of support from individual and corporation dona tions, incl ud ing a $25,000 gift from the George S. and Delores Dore Eccles Foundation. "That encouraged myself and the university to take a stronger look at it," Cox said. With tennis being an academic year-round sport beginning in early October and concluding in late May, the WSU contingent is forced to find indoor tennis courts to use as its practice facility during the winter months. "Right now my athletes are forced to travel every day to practice during the winter," Cox said. "Over the years, we have driven as far as Salt Lake City you the entire campus, area schools and other community organizations."Baur said the dean of student development, Toni W. Weight, told her that the revenue from the fee was put back into the total budget to upgrade the salary of the center's secretary position. In 1989, representatives of the international students filed a formal complaint concerning the fee against the then-Weber State College administration. The representatives felt they were being discriminated against by being charged the additional registration fee not charged to other students, Baur said. The WSU Equal Oppoi trinities Vr International 11 BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST a name a place, we've driven it. So it's kind of a hardship on our athletes." This year, both the men's and women's teams practiced on a two-court facility at Hill Air Force Base. "That makes things a little difficult because we have 16 athletes counting both men and women," Cox said. "We spend a lot of money for court-rental fees that could be used in other ways." According to Cox, "bubbling" existing courts would be financially beneficial to the university. "Our proposal to the university showed that, at the ab- Sre Bubble page 3 'Novell' idea may get WSU connected By David Hill Signpost campus affairs editor Veterans Student Senator Cody Strong presented the ASWSU Student Senate List Monday a proposal to purchase a university site license for Novell Software for the Weber State University computer labs and all students, faculty and staff. In cooperation with Don E. Gardner, chief information officer at WSU, Strong and ASWSU President Chris Match asked for the senate's approval of the proposal which would give the university a new computer soft-Sec Novell inii'c 2 S it Volume 58 Number 73 Quick Takes A&E Nutrition information enhnaces vegetation. See page 8 . News WSU women earn praise for service in the community. See page 2 Sports Rob Hitchcock gets clawed by Tigercats in the CFL draft. See page 1 1 Special Special section encourages students to take a dive into summer sports. Sec pnges 5-7 Weather Wednesday Possible showers 4633 Thursday Overcast 50s30s '- " - s v . . .-J. .1

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Wednesday, April 19, 1995 v WSU women's tennis player Sarah Hewing brushes water off one of the John Edman Tennis Courts in preparation for the Wildcat Invitational Friday. The court, nicknamed "Lake Erie," was, fortunately, able to be used at the event. WSU officials are discussing the possibility of placing a "bubble" over four of the courts to eliminate similar troubles. Bubble babbl By Jared Page Signpost managing editor The possibility of placing -a "bubble" over the existing tennis courts at Weber State University is. . . well, on the bubble. Sparked by the fundraising efforts of WSU men's and women's tennis coach Keith Cox, the university is taking a "good look" at placing a bubble over four of the John Edman Varsity Courts. "We are in 'talking stages' on the tennis bubble," WSU Vice President of Administrative Services Allen Simkins said, "but it's real preliminary. We plan to do some studies that would provide us with enough information to evaluate that." International Students Senator: Give us what we're paying for By David Hill Signpost campus affairs editor It's supposedly a simple transaction: students pay a foe tor an expected service. 1 lowever, 350 international students at Weber State University are wondering what they get for the $10 foreign student fee they pay each quarter. Since last summer, International Students Senator Carla N. Baur, with the support of members from the international student council on campus, has been trying to find out what the university has done with the fees that thousands of international students have paid since 1LS2. "I wanted to know w hat international students were getting for n I . 1 The proposed bubble, which is an air-inflated structure, would cover the four eastern-most courts two on the north side and two on the south side. Cox said new bubbles normally cost about $75,000 per court, but the university could purchase a used or "reconditioned" bubble covering all four courts for about $150,000. Simkins said a committee is set to evaluate the feasibility of the bubble as early as this summer. "It's not something that we're contemplating doing right now, but we are going to have a study done to see what it would cost and also see if there's an opportunity to have it pay for itself," he said. After receiving permission from the university, Cox began this extra $10 each quarter that other students don't have to pay," Baur said. She said she found out from M a r i e K o 1 1 e r, t h e v i ce p r e s i d e n t o f studentservices, that in August of 1981 the $10 fee was created to pay for 'a cultural coordinator hired for the international student center and a person was hired for that position. Baursaid the person left in 1L82 because of medical reasons and the center did not hire someone to fill the position. According to international student policy, the responsibilities of the cultural coordinator is "to assist in the placement and advisement of international students and the development ol cultural exchanges between the students and CO lr 9 ! r s ' i"" "i V V - e popping up seeking funds for the project. In just three months' time, Cox said he received $50,000 worth of support from individual and corporation dona tions, incl ud ing a $25,000 gift from the George S. and Delores Dore Eccles Foundation. "That encouraged myself and the university to take a stronger look at it," Cox said. With tennis being an academic year-round sport beginning in early October and concluding in late May, the WSU contingent is forced to find indoor tennis courts to use as its practice facility during the winter months. "Right now my athletes are forced to travel every day to practice during the winter," Cox said. "Over the years, we have driven as far as Salt Lake City you the entire campus, area schools and other community organizations."Baur said the dean of student development, Toni W. Weight, told her that the revenue from the fee was put back into the total budget to upgrade the salary of the center's secretary position. In 1989, representatives of the international students filed a formal complaint concerning the fee against the then-Weber State College administration. The representatives felt they were being discriminated against by being charged the additional registration fee not charged to other students, Baur said. The WSU Equal Oppoi trinities Vr International 11 BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST a name a place, we've driven it. So it's kind of a hardship on our athletes." This year, both the men's and women's teams practiced on a two-court facility at Hill Air Force Base. "That makes things a little difficult because we have 16 athletes counting both men and women," Cox said. "We spend a lot of money for court-rental fees that could be used in other ways." According to Cox, "bubbling" existing courts would be financially beneficial to the university. "Our proposal to the university showed that, at the ab- Sre Bubble page 3 'Novell' idea may get WSU connected By David Hill Signpost campus affairs editor Veterans Student Senator Cody Strong presented the ASWSU Student Senate List Monday a proposal to purchase a university site license for Novell Software for the Weber State University computer labs and all students, faculty and staff. In cooperation with Don E. Gardner, chief information officer at WSU, Strong and ASWSU President Chris Match asked for the senate's approval of the proposal which would give the university a new computer soft-Sec Novell inii'c 2 S it Volume 58 Number 73 Quick Takes A&E Nutrition information enhnaces vegetation. See page 8 . News WSU women earn praise for service in the community. See page 2 Sports Rob Hitchcock gets clawed by Tigercats in the CFL draft. See page 1 1 Special Special section encourages students to take a dive into summer sports. Sec pnges 5-7 Weather Wednesday Possible showers 4633 Thursday Overcast 50s30s '- " - s v . . .-J. .1